DENOMINATIONALISM

DENOMINATIONALISM!

Are you a

 ‘Group Supporter’?

Or a

‘Truth Supporter’?

National  – Meaning = NATIONAL, a.

1. Pertaining to a nation; as national customs, dress or language.

2. Public; general; common to a nation; as a national calamity.

3. Attached or unduly attached to ones own country. The writer manifested much national prejudice. He was too national to be impartial.

Denominational – Meaning = DENOMINATION, n.

1. The act of naming.

2. A name or appellation; a vocal sound, customarily used to express a thing or a quality, in discourse; as, all man fall under the denomination of sinners; actions fall under the denomination of good or bad.

3. A class, society or collection of individuals, called by the same name; as a denomination of christians.

Patriot-  PATRIOT, n. [L. patria, one’s native country, form pater, father.]

A person who loves his country, and zealously supports and defends it and its interests.

Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws.

Ambassador-EMBASSADOR, n.

1. A minister of the highest rank employed by one prince or state, at the court of another, to manage the public concerns of his own prince or state, and representing the power and dignity of his sovereign.

As Citizens of 2 Worlds, 2 Countries, we must put our allegiance with ‘one higher than the other’ or we will be very confused!

Romans  13:1           Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 

 13:2   Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 

 13:3   For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 

 13:4   For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil. 

 13:5   Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. 

 13:6   For this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. 

 13:7   Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. 

Matthew  6:24        No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 

Acts  5:27      And when they had brought them, they set [them] before the council: and the high priest asked them, 

 5:28   Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us. 

 5:29   Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 

Ephesians  6:17       And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 

 6:18   Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; 

 6:19   And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 

 6:20   For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 

2 Corinthians  5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 

Where did the idea of Team-play, and Team-work begin?

Revelation  12:7      And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 

 12:8   And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 

 12:9   And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 

Is it a ‘Good’ thing, or a ‘Bad’ thing?

Depends on the ‘Leader’?  and the ‘System’?

Revelation  12:7      And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 

Acts 9:3         And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 

 9:4     And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 

 9:5     And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 

 9:6     And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. 

1 Corinthians 1:20  Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 

 1:21   For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 

Saul became Paul and changed both ‘Leaders’ and ‘Tactics’!

When does ;Team Work, Team Play and Team Support,  become a ‘Bad’ thing?

Matthew 15:8         This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me. 

 15:9   But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men. 

John 11:47    Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 

 11:48            If we let him thus alone, all [men] will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 

 11:49            And one of them, [named] Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 

 11:50            Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 

What is more important?  Keeping the ‘Status Quo’?  or ‘Speaking up, or out, when you see things ‘out of place’ or ‘in danger’?

Isaiah  58:1   Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. 

 58:2   Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. 

Revelation  3:19      As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 

 3:20   Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.  

Does God, or His True representatives ever compromise His principles even just a little?

Song of Solomon  2:15      Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines [have] tender grapes. 

Nehemiah 13:19     And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and [some] of my servants set I at the gates, [that] there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. 

 13:20            So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 

 13:21            Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do [so] again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no [more] on the sabbath. 

 13:22            And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and [that] they should come [and] keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, [concerning] this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. 

Matthew  5:19        Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 

Is there a ‘Wrong way’ of ‘Speaking up, and ‘Warning’?

Isaiah  42:3   A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 

James  1:22  And of some have compassion, making a difference: 

 1:23   And others save with fear, pulling [them] out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.  

What is the ‘Right way’ of ‘Calling out’?

Isaiah  1:18   Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:

Proverbs  9:6            Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 

 9:7     He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot. 

 9:8     Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 

 9:9     Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning. 

If ‘Nothing gets done’ what are we told to do?

Hosea  4:17  Ephraim [is] joined to idols: let him alone. 

2 Thessalonians  3:13        But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. 

 3:14   And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. 

 3:15   Yet count [him] not as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother. 

 3:16   Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord [be] with you all. 

‘Who’ is in charge of God’s Work and will make ‘sure’ it get’s done, especially towards the End where everything is in Chaos and Confusion (Babylon)?

Hebrews 12:25        See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape], if we turn away from him that [speaketh] from heaven: 

 12:26            Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 

 12:27            And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 

Ephesians  5:25       Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 

 5:26   That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 

 5:27   That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 

Are we to ‘follow the mob’?  or ‘Set the Example’?

Exodus  23:2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to [do] evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest [judgment]: 

2 Thessalonians  3:7           For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; 

 3:8     Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:  

 3:9     Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. 

Will God have a ‘Group’ who are ‘faithful’?

John  4:20     Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 

 4:21   Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 

 4:22   Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 

 4:23   But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.   4:24   God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

John  10:16   And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd. 

Will they ‘separate’ from the ‘Mob’ who are largely compromising ‘Truth’ or wait for a ‘right’ time?

Revelation  3:14      And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 

 3:15   I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 

 3:16   So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.  

3:19    As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 

 3:20   Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 

John  17:17  Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 

Hebrews  12:27       And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 

 12:28            Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 

 12:29            For our God [is] a consuming fire. 

Revelation  13:9      If any man have an ear, let him hear. 

 13:10            He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 

14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 

What ‘Power’ and ‘tone’ will they use as they ‘raise their voices’ both verbally and in written form, orally, electronically, visually and in every other form possible!!!

18:1    And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 

 18:2   And he cried mightily with a strong voice,

Exodus  33:18          And he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory. 

 33:19            And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. 

1 Chronicles  29:11 Thine, O LORD, [is] the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all [that is] in the heaven and in the earth [is thine]; thine [is] the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 

Psalms  100:5          For the LORD [is] good; his mercy [is] everlasting; and his truth [endureth] to all generations. 

119:142        Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth. 

What’s more important?  Supporting the ‘Group’?

Or

‘The Truth’

Let’s Continue to Speak,  and make people  aware of ,  ‘the Truth’

Especially for This Time!

AMEN